Tower Mountain Mine

Tower Mountain is a surface coal mining operation in Logan County, West Virginia, operated by Bandmill Coal and owned by Massey Energy.

According to ilovemountains.org, the Tower Mountain facility receives coal from Central Appalachian strip mines utilizing mountaintop removal practices.

Mine Data

 * MSHA ID:	4608263
 * Operator:	Bandmill Coal Corp
 * Controller:	Massey Energy
 * Union:	UMWA
 * County:	Logan
 * State:	West Virginia
 * Latitude:	37.79
 * Longitude:	-81.9
 * 2007 Production (short tons):	411,506
 * Coal Type:	Bituminous
 * Mining Method:	Surface
 * Mine Status:	Active
 * Average No. of Employees:	 52

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